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1996 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election?

Larry Combest won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election. Larry Combest received 156,910 popular votes (80.37%). The main challenger was John W. Sawyer (19.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Combest and Sawyer

Combest +60.7 pts · won by 118,594 votes
Larry CombestRepublicanWINNER80.37%
156,910 votes
John W. SawyerDemocratic19.63%
38,316 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.